anvil : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	English	German
	anvil	Amboss {m}; Amboß {m} [alt] [techn.] [mus.]
	anvils	Ambosse {pl}
	to smite on the anvil	auf den Amboss schlagen
	incus; anvil (auditory ossicle)	Amboss {m} (Gehörknöchelchen) [anat.]
	crimp anvil	Crimp-Amboss {m} [electr.]
	die; anvil	Matrize {f} [techn.]
	dies; anvils	Matrizen {pl}
	dial gauge anvil	Messuhrtaster {m}
	dial gauge anvils	Messuhrtaster {pl}
	to be trampled underfoot; to find yourself between the hammer and the anvil	unter die Räder kommen {vi} [übtr.]
	Human rights have been crushed in the process.	Die Menschenrechte sind dabei unter die Räder gekommen.
	It is better to be the hammer than the anvil. [prov.]	Lieber Hammer als Amboss. [Sprw.]
	(a pair of) garden shears; secateurs [Br.]; pruning shears [Am.]; hand pruners [Am.]; pruners [Am.]	Gartenschere {f} (oft fälschlich: Baumschere) [agr.]
	anvil shears; anvil pruners	Amboss-Schere {f}
	bypass shears; bypass pruners	Bypass-Schere {f}
	ratchet shears; ratchet pruners	Ratschenschere {f}